Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In respect of the Deputy's comment about Catalonia, as Deputy Martin pointed out, it is illegal to hold a referendum on separation in Spain. The Spanish courts would rule against it. The question of being outside in the cold does not arise in that context. It is an internal Spanish matter. The question of Gibraltar is different because it is a matter between Spain and Great Britain. Northern Ireland is in a different circumstance with particular special circumstances applying to it. I raised with him the question of the number of people from Britain who live in Spain and because of Spain's investment in the UK, the Prime Minister has made it perfectly clear he wants the closest possible relationship with the United Kingdom, which is what we have said, given the traditional links we have had here. I am not sure where Deputy Burton is coming from in respect of saying it is the hardest of hard Brexits because Mr. Rajoy has already said he wants the closest relationship with the UK for very particular reasons.

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